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"The most tragic thing I've ever read (seriously)"

This came through our letter box last night:

"MISSING

- One female cat, white & grey. Blind (has no eyes)

- Suffers from epilepsy and NEEDS her tablets to control it.

- If seen her in the last couple of days or have picked her up, please ring xxx xxx urgently as she is DEARLY missed.

Thank you"


A blind, epileptic cat, missing for more than 2 days without her medication. It's not looking good. I might actually go hunting for her myself. *bursts into tears*

UrkiE-UK wrote:
> anyway -pardon me, but how can a blind cat be epileptic?

This is gold.

UrkiE-UK wrote:
> anyway -pardon me, but how can a blind cat be epileptic?

Epilepsy isn't really anything to do with a person's ability to see, its just some sufferers (a minority I believe) are photosensitive meaning flashing lights can induce seizures.

anyway -pardon me, but how can a blind cat be epileptic?

Mr Snuggly wrote:
> The Zeppo wrote:
> Nobody cares about your stupid dog, Urkle.
>
> This post made me laugh. In fact, it made me go *laughs*

i'm missing the humour here....

FantasyMeister wrote:
> "Answers to the name of 'Lucky'. "

"Then doesn't have a bloody clue who called it"

I used to have two cats. Both have gone now though.

A few stories I remember about them

In our old house this stray cat came in the door with the other cat and tried to get fish from our fish tank. It fell in and it made this really horrible noise. One of my cats scattered up the blinds and stayed there for ages. The other cat jumped straight through the glass window into the garden.

Also one of my cats used to meet my gran when she came of the bus, everyday without fail until he got ill. It was like he knew when she would be there. We thought maybe it was just luck but we followed him a few times and he only ever waited a few minutes before the bus arrived and my gran got off. (and no it wasn't the same time bus she got each time)

The Zeppo wrote:
> Nobody cares about your stupid dog, Urkle.

This post made me laugh. In fact, it made me go *laughs*

Nobody cares about your stupid dog, Urkle.

Saggy's story makes me think of the precious time my 12 year old dog, arnie has left. for the first time in ages i sat down with him and stroked him for a bit. then he set aside his usual laziness to lick my hand with tons of affection. it'll be a sad time for the family when his fire blows out.

The sagacious one wrote:
> When I was a teenager my cat used to be let in every morning by my
> mother and then come up to my room, clawing the carpet until I
> finally relented and let it in. Then it would claw me until I let it
> under my duvet. This would take place very morning (at 6am) without
> fail.
>
> Then I went to Uni and the cat never bothered to come into the house
> that much and never bothered anyone else. However when I’d come home
> at Christmas the shenanigans would start all over again.
>
> Unfortunately when my cat reached about 13 years old (approx) it
> became very frail and it was sad to see her loose its appetite and
> spend all of her time lying near the fire. The cat was old and was
> going to die of natural causes, so there was little we could do for
> her. Her last two days were spent entirely by the fire, she did not
> eat, move, purr or respond to any stimulus.
>
> The next morning I awoke to the sound of clawing outside my door and
> when I opened the door I found my cat lying there, dying. She had
> come up one last time, out of instinct probably, as animals usually
> seek haven when they know they are dying, but in some way I know that
> she came to “say goodbye”.
>
> I’m not a sentimental person but watching my cat take its last
> breathe was very moving and I’ve never seen a living creature that I
> cared for, die. I cried for ages.


Oh my. I din't know cats were that amazing. I really want a cat now.


Sorry man that sucks what you had to go through.